broke lockdown rules on four occasions and that the breaches of regulations should have been obvious. now on bbc news, our world: inside the illegal puppy trade. chloe, would you like to be in a video about how much i love you? and you, bambi?- a video about how much i love you? and you, bambi? dogs have never been you? and you, bambi? dogs have never been more you? and you, bambi? dogs have never been more popular. - you? and you, bambi? dogs have never been more popular. in - you? and you, bambi? dogs have never been more popular. in the l never been more popular. in the uk, we have bought 3.2 million pets during lockdown. in europe, puppies are now a multibillion euro industry. but where are all these puppies coming from? for the first time, our world unveils a criminal underground trafficking drugs across europe. trafficking drugs across emcee- trafficking drugs across euro e. .,, , trafficking drugs across euroe. , ., europe. those englishmen also dealt in drugs.
german police mount regular patrols looking for puppy smugglers. in 2021 bc is nearly 2000 puppies being smuggled across the country. in the same year, the uk saw a 260% increase in puppy smuggling. in response, it is proposed to ban the imported dogs under six months old. but that will not always deter the smugglers. this car and then travelling in convoy was stopped by german police. inside they found eight aduu police. inside they found eight adult dachshunds, split between the two vehicles. the dogs are being transported from hungary to the uk in terrible conditions. the shipment was also bigger thanit the shipment was also bigger than it initially looks. four of the dogs were heavily pregnant. at the shelter they